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JOHN: Oh, and you’d know, of course?
SHERLOCK: Yes, I would. You’re already the best parents in the world. Look at all the practice
you’ve had!
JOHN: What practice?
SHERLOCK: Well, you’re hardly gonna need me around now that you’ve got a real baby on the
way.
(John stares, then Sherlock smiles happily at him. John laughs and reaches out to cup the back
of his neck. Laughing even more, he turns to his wife and puts his other hand on her shoulder
as she begins to smile with delight. Sherlock turns his smile towards Mary, but after a moment
the smile begins to fade a little.)
JOHN (to Mary): You all right?
MARY (a little breathlessly): Yeah.
(John turns back to Sherlock, smiling joyfully. They look at each other for a long moment, then
John breaks the eye contact and they both look a bit awkward. There’s a slightly embarrassed
pause for a couple of seconds.)
SHERLOCK (abruptly): Dance.
JOHN: Mm?
SHERLOCK: Both of you, now, go dance. We can’t just stand here. People will wonder what
we’re talking about.
JOHN: Right.
(Mary reaches out to touch Sherlock’s arm, her voice tearful.)
MARY: And what about you?
JOHN: Well, we can’t all three dance. There are limits!
SHERLOCK: Yes, there are.
(John clears his throat. Still looking tearful, Mary turns to John.)
MARY: Come on, husband. Let’s go.
JOHN (pointing over his shoulder): This isn’t a waltz, is it?
(She laughs.)
SHERLOCK: Don’t worry, Mary, I have been tutoring him.
JOHN: He did, you know. Baker Street, behind closed curtains.
(Turning to face her, he takes her right hand with his left and puts his other hand on her waist.)
JOHN: Mrs Hudson came in one time. Don’t know how those rumours started!
(He sniggers. Giggling, she puts her left hand on his shoulder and they dance off into the crowd.
Looking over John’s shoulder, Mary smiles at Sherlock and mouths what may be a ‘thank you.’
He smiles, then nods to her. As his friends dance away, he lowers his eyes, then slowly turns
and looks at everybody dancing all around him, keeping his head lowered as if trying not to
meet anyone’s eyes. He looks very lost and alone in the middle of the crowd. After a few
moments, however, he seems to have a thought and lifts his head, still looking around but now
with more intent. Eventually he sees Janine dancing some distance away. She is wearing his
buttonhole flower pinned to the top of her dress. She looks across the room and smiles at him.
Returning her smile he starts to walk towards her and she lifts her hand and points to her right
with her thumb up, grinning happily. Sherlock stops when he realises that she’s dancing with
the ‘comics and sci-fi geek’ he had recommended to her earlier. She turns away and continues
to dance with her new friend. Sherlock looks reflective for a few seconds, then turns towards
the stage.
On the music stand is the hand-written music he played for the newlyweds. In the top right-
hand corner is written:

Waltz,
for Mary & John
by
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock picks up the music and folds it into an envelope, which he puts onto the stand. Written
on the envelope is:

Dr. and Mrs Watson

Transcripts by Ariane DeVere (arianedevere@livejournal.com)